Help Me! Please

[villiageidiot]

I am a complete novice when it comes to backing up games. I have a large collection of games which I love dearly but many of the discs are badly scratched and i dont think ther are going to last very long (sob sob) nehows I was wondering if ne1 can help me with how do i create backups??? i have cdrwin and clonecd (but my cd writer isnt compatable) i also have nero burning rom.
please somebody help me i have been told that when i back them up i will get a no-cd error so...;
can i apply the patch before i burn the cd?
so that the cd i create can be used without the original and without the need of patches (fixes crax whatever they are called)

Help Me Please!